Verizon takes on neighborhood spoofing scams
12 Julio 2021 - 8:00AM
You know those pesky calls — the ones you receive from unfamiliar
numbers that have the same area code and prefix as yours, but that
aren’t from anyone you know. Scammers use this tactic — called
neighbor or neighborhood spoofing — to trick you into answering
their call. Verizon has good news for you, and bad news for the bad
guys. Our free Call Filter app now includes Neighborhood Filter,
which allows you to silence and send neighborhood spoofing calls to
voicemail, along with those in any other area codes and prefix
combinations that could be suspect. This launch is part of our
ongoing commitment to protect you from unwanted calls.
Neighborhood Filter features and
functionality
This new feature, available to Call Filter Free and
Call Filter Plus customers using most Verizon-purchased
smartphones, can be activated in the Call Filter app under “Block
Filters” in the “Management” section. Call Filter Free app users
can block up to five additional neighborhood entries on top of
their own, and Call Filter Plus customers can add up to ten
additional neighborhood entries. Customers can access step-by-step
instructions to activate the Neighborhood Spoofing feature in Call
Filter on either iOS or Android.
The Neighborhood Filter will block all calls that
fall within that neighborhood, even legitimate ones, unless the
phone number is saved in your contacts. If the filter blocks a call
you wanted to receive, you can select “Ignore Filter” in the
post-call details in the Call Filter app and it will not be blocked
again. The filters can be removed at any time by tapping “Remove”
next to the neighborhood in the “Other Filters” section of the
“Block Management” page.
All the benefits of Call Filter at your
fingertips
The Neighborhood Filter is the latest enhancement
to Call Filter, which gives you the power to block or avoid many of
these robocalls at no cost. While Call Filter auto blocks high risk
(Potential Fraud) calls, you may choose to block all spam risk
levels in order to silence spam callers from reaching your device
with just a few taps on the free Call Filter app or by going to My
Verizon.
In addition to the free spam protection benefits of
Verizon’s free Call Filter app, postpaid customers can upgrade to
Call Filter Plus for $2.99 per month, which offers more features,
including:
- Caller Name ID
- Spam LookUp
- Personal Block List
- Spam Risk Meter
Verizon’s robocall prevention gives you
peace of mind both far and wide
Verizon’s work to combat robocalls has led the
industry forward, with over 78 million customers protected from
over 13 billion unwanted calls and counting. We have been driving
adoption of STIR/SHAKEN, an industry-wide effort that helps verify
that a call is in fact from the number displayed on the Caller ID
and not spoofed. And we recently confirmed that we met the Federal
Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) industry mandate to sign calls
with STIR/SHAKEN.
Visit “Protecting Customers from Robocalls” to learn more about
our ongoing work to help prevent these pesky calls and tools to
help block or avoid robocalls.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on
June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of
technology, communications, information and entertainment products
and services. Headquartered in New York City and with a presence
around the world, Verizon generated revenues of $128.3 billion in
2020. The company offers data, video and voice services and
solutions on its award-winning networks and platforms, delivering
on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity,
security and control.
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